Sectional track for road vehicles



March 5, 1929. J. J. READING SECTIONALTRACK ma ROAD mucus Filed Jam 16. 1928 a g nbamog (2mm lJw.

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Mar. 5, 19290 JAMES J. READING, 013 DETROIT, MICE-KEG GINEERING 00, 0F DEIROET; M10

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clings o'onronarion or ivirenienr SECTIONAL TRiAflK FO- l t RUAD' VEHICLES,

Application filed January 16, 1923. Serial No. 243,18

My invention relates to sectional track "for road vehicles, whichrtraclz 1s adapted to be laid. over comparatively rough gl'OliillCl;

without substantial grading and which is suflieiently flexible to roughly accommodate itseli to inecpialities in the surface ofthe ground and which is adapted to support and carry a road vehicle and. to guide the trayel thereof over the track. I p

One object of such a track is to provide means for driving a roadvehicle alongside of construction work which is constantly being extended. over new ground, as, for example, the construction of sewers orthe like. In this respect it takes the place otfthe dolly track an d equipment which is commonly used to bring construction materials to a job.

lsly improved track will support any type of road vehicle and permits the material to be brought directly from the train to the job upon which it is to be placed-and the track may be extended as necessary to meet the requirements oi the worln It is readily laid and quickly removed.

The above advantages and meritorious features-a will be more fully explained as will other additional :ulvantages in the following specification, appended claims and accompanyiug d rawing, wherein.

l is a perspective of a rail.

'. 2 is a perspective of a tie.

3 i a a plan of atragment of the track 1- s a transversesectional View through gnnent oi track shown in Fig. 3.

. I 5 is a longitudinal sectional View througu a fragment out the track shown in is a side elevation of a portion of a track at opposite ones a pair of abutlncnts Lose i l to the ties. The abutments so spaced apart as to receive '1 each pair are therebet veen one oi the rails and the two pairs or abutments are so spaced apart as to POSMKOZ! no two rails of the pair. One of tions secured or otherwise fastened to the rail.

ride a series of ties 10, each of whichabutmentsare here shown as be? 5.: termed, of: angle iron sections secured by The rails are relatively short and I have .es; intermediate portion of the rail and the abutments arehere shown as arrangedin pairs below such intermediate section of the rail to engage opposite sides of each tie tospace the tiesopart.

The opposite ends of the rails terminate substantially midway over a tiewhich is com mon to a continuing pair of rails. Each rail re shown each rail as supported byii our lwo of these tics extend underneath an, a

has one of its abutmeuts 22 positioned in proximity to its end and so spaced. therefrom to engage one side of this common tie as indica ted in the figures of the drziwing. continuing pair 0t 'ailsis similarly supported upon t1 Vided with end abutments similarly arranged to assist in positioning that lie which is common to bot-h pairs o'l rails.

Theties and rails are so interlociged by their respective ahutments as to prevent spread of the rails upon the ties and to position the emlties which are common to sueceeding rails. There mayalso be provided as shown, :u'lditional abutnients to engagethe ti completely crossed by the rails 'if this is desired. The rails are so supported upon the ties as to be readily removable to facilitate laying of the track and thebreaking up of the track. The rails bQlllf short and thereon-i struction being as imlieated it is apparent that the track will coniorm more or less roughly to the contour of the ground and will not require careful grading of the ground. it possesses flexibility due to the permitted vertical play which accomplishes this end.

What I Cltllll is: i

1. A. scctionalroad vehicle track comprising a plurality oili ties each provided with spaced apart pairs of abutments, one pair in proximity to each end, a pair. or L-shaped rails removably supported uponsaid ties between the abutments thereof wi th the ends of the rails positioned substantially midway over atie, each rail provided with depending intermediately disposed abutments engaging opposite sides ofthe ties crossed by the rails and end abutments engaging that side'of the tie at the d ofthe rails crossed by the/rails, and successive pairs of rods similarly supported upon ties as continuations oi: the first same end ties.

as and the rai s of this pair are pro pair oi rails and supported in part upon the 2. A sectional road vehicle track comprising a plurality of ties; a pair of rails removahly supported thereupon and freely detachably connected therewith to prevent spread of the rails upon the ties or spread of those ties completely crossed by the rail, a second pair of rails similarly supported upon ties as a continuation of the first pair of rails and a tie positioned underneath the meeting ends of the two pairs of rails and held in place by abutments formed on said rails.

3. A road. vehicle track comprising a plurality of ties, a pair of L-shaped rails removably supported thereupon with their upright flanges arranged to guide the travel of the vehicle thereover said ties having upright ahutmentsengaging the rails to prevent the spread thereof and said rails having depending ahutments engaging certain oi the ties to prevent the spread thereof.

4. A road vehicle track comprising a plurality of ties, a pair of L-shaped rails removably supported thereupon with their uprightfianges disposed onthe outside to guide the travel of a vehicle therebetween, said rails and ties detachahly interlocked to prevent the spread of the rails upon the ties or the spread of the end ties underneath the rails.

5. A sectional road vehicle track comprising a plurality of ties, a pair of rails having 50 upright flanges and being removably supported upon the ties and loosely interlocked therewith to prevent the spread of the rails while permitting vertical play thereof, a second pair of rails similarly supported upon and interlocked with a second series of ties as continuations of the first pair of rails said two pairs of rails having their meeting ends supported upon a common tieand loosely inter locked therewith to prevent displacement thereof.

6. A sectionai road vehicle track comprising a plurality of ties, a plurality of relativeiy short pairs of rails arranged end to end upon the ties and loosely interlocked there with to prevent spread or the rails while permitting relative vertical play whereby the track may accommodate itself roughly to the contour of the groundover which it is laid In testimony whereof, 1, JAMES J. READING, sign this specification.

JAMES J. READING. 

